South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-12-09
For the South Branch Intelli.
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gencer.
The 9th of November was proba.
bly, the most delightful day which
we have had for many months. 1t was
mild and pleasant as May. The
favorable weather enabled q great
multitude OF persons, the old IS well
ns the young. tue infiim as well as
the strong to assemble at Zion
church to do honor TO one Of Hamp.
shires' most estimable citizens. Ev-
cry seat was occupied and the aisle
also was filed ami there were pruba.
bly, one half rs many more on the
outside Of The building. They had
assembled to CONNIE morale the life
aud death of Mr., Evan He't. There
were two excellent gentlemen Of this
name, both Of whom. lived on NORTH
River: one near the Forks Of Cspon
The other just below B'ue's Gsp. l.
is the latter person to whom l Lave
reference in this sketch. Mary OF
his relatives were presen. en- this
occasion. Prominent anon, item
were his three surviving children
James the eldest whose hane is in
Missouri, Henry Who dwells AZ th
old family homestead, and Dorothy
the wife o. Mr.. Gils Smith, who
lives on Back Creek in Frederick
county Virginia. Mr.. Smith was also
present and two brothers Of ihs de-
ceased; Jonathan who owns the
plsce where his parents lived anil
died and Je ~ who resi,.es little
below on the river. Several sisters
and many other relatives and graf
host Of friends were also present.
The rich and the POOR met t gether
DESTROYS Of showing their respect and
esteem for the deceased 1t was
truly said of him that lie flowed
mercy and did justly" lie vas en-
phaticaily the poor mans friend ard
many of them will doubtless & eat
Iy miss lin lie also was ever more
ready TO wrong himself than Others
in his business Transactions. Many
instances Of this g NE OF them Of
humorous CD ractcr might be Ut
toned. In his pleasan, and com
Portable home visitors ever found
him kind AMI courteous gentleman.
For q year or two before he ed
lie was am.c'ed with cancer. He
consulted some OF the shlest phJsi-
clans In the land. but /! Was all in
vain and their rene lies probably
FASTENED his journey 20 the grave.
Tho last months OF his life were
sp.nt at tho homo OF lis beloved
daughter, where he died the 9th day
of last May in the seventy ninth year
Of his age. His mortal remains
were brought back 10 Hampshire and
laid to rest in the family bury ing
ground In sight Of the place Of his
birth.
Mr.. Hiett made no professiol of
religion until lie had seen tire score
ana ten gears. And then pos'po
ed uniting with any branch OF the
visible church until last winter. Ye,
tho interest which lie manifested in
religion for years, and bis bsbilual
aim TO please the great One with
whom we have to do" and HE love
for the Bible lead his friends TO hope
that the root OF the matter was i'm his
heart long before. lie often request
that the scripture he read to him,
Sometimes when he asked bis dauyh.
Ter to read TO him and when she said
What shall / readP SHALL ! read the
Bible?He replied earnestly :"Oh yes!
Oh yes. u Oo one occasion as she
was reading the first chapter OF
ii Peter, y hen she came to the 18th
verse he excl, lined, 81 have come
To all thai long ago" This su gest.
eG that a. a suiCable text for the fu
neral discourse which was preached
on the 27th OF November.
II matters Ii tie Mt what hour Of the day
The good man falls asleep: Death can no
come
To him uniimely. who is A. 10 die.
The less Of this cold world the more Of Heaver
The brighter life the earlier immortallit 7,